Locale Fr Mc

Reference data for the French (Monaco) locale — endonym Français (Monaco), written in the Latin script, left-to-right (LTR).

Identifiers

• BCP 47 tag: fr-MC
• ISO 639-1: fr
• ISO 639-3: fra
• Script: Latn (Latin)
• Region: MC (Monaco)
• Text direction: ltr — left-to-right (LTR)

Speakers (approximate)

• L1 (native): 15,000
• L2 (additional): 20,000
• L1+L2 (total): 35,000

Base locale

This is a regional variant of Locale Fr 001 (French), the base/macro locale for this language.

Pluralization

CLDR plural categories for this locale: one, many, other (3 forms).

• one — i = 0,1 (e.g. 0, 1)
• many — e = 0 and i != 0 and i % 1000000 = 0 and v = 0 or e != 0..5 (e.g. 1000000, …)
• other — everything else (e.g. 2~17, 100, 1000, 10000, …)

See Unicode Messageformat for writing plural messages using these categories.

Translating into this locale

Apply Locale Fr 001 with Monaco conventions. French is the official language of the Principality.

• Register: very formal in official text; the Prince is addressed as "Son Altesse Sérénissime" (S.A.S.).
• Currency and formats: euro; day/month/year; French typography with non-breaking spaces before : ; ! ?.
• Terminology: use official names of Monaco institutions ("Principauté de Monaco", "Conseil National", "Palais Princier") unchanged.
• Monégasque: the local language is Monégasque (a Ligurian language); place names may appear in it, and spelling should follow official signage.

Common pitfalls

• Using informal tone in official or protocol material.
• Mistranslating or abbreviating titles.
• The general pitfalls in Locale Fr 001 also apply.

Learn more

• Locale for BCP 47 identifiers, locale-sensitive formatting, pluralization, and text-direction concepts that apply across all locales.
• Unicode Messageformat for writing plural/selection messages correctly for this locale's grammar.
• Microsoft Localization Style Guides, French (https://aka.ms/french-france-styleguide and https://aka.ms/french-canada-styleguide)